1994 Jeep Cherokee engine problems

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK CASE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000...UPDATED 02/01/16 *BF UPDATED 02/05/16*LJ, 04/19/18 *JB

NHTSA complaint #10781739 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AFTER STARTING IT. ONCE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT ALSO CUTS OFF IN TRAFFIC.

NHTSA complaint #10115142 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

WORKING 450 MILES FROM MY HOME I WAS GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION I HEARD AN AWFUL SOUND OF METAL CLUNKING AROUND IN ENGINE (LOUD). PULLED INTO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD A VERY BAD EXHAUST LEAK. THE RATTLING HAS STOPPED UPON MY ARRIVAL SO HE NEVER HEARD IT. MAN INFORMED ME TO TAKE IT SLOW ON WAY HOME BUT GET IT LOOKED AT VERY SOON.ON MY WAY BACK, THE RADIATOR FAN STARTED MARKING A NOISE LIKE IT WAS HITTING SOMETHING. PULLED OVER AND SAW THAT A BOLT WAS READY TO FALL OF THE FAN. TIGHTENED AS BEST AS I COULD &. ALSO NOTICED THAT A BOLT TO THE SHROUD MISSING. ALSO SAW THAT THE FAN BLADES HAS SHEARED OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE SHROUD. CUT WAS FRESH. NOW THE FAN WAS STILL HITTING THE SHROUD BUT ONLY WHEN I ACCELERATED FOR TAKE OFF. NEXT DAY, JEEP RUNNING LOUD & ROUGH.UPON RETURNING HOME, MECHANIC CRAWLED UNDER AND IMMEDIATELY COULD SEE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT MOTOR MOUNT. HE THEN LOOKED AT THE ENGINE AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS NOT SITTING LEVEL. CONCLUSIONS WERE FORMED THAT DUE TO THE ENGINE DROPPING FROM 3 BOLTS SHEARING OFF THE RIGHT MOUNT (ONLY ONE BOLT REMAINED!), EVERYTHING HAD STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. THE EXHAUST LEAK WAS DUE TO THE SHIFTING OF THE ENGINE. ALSO, BRAKES WERE STARTING TO FAIL. FAN HITTING DUE TO THE ENGINE SHIFT. WILL INFORM YOU OF THE ACTUAL NECESSARY REPAIRS AS I AM MADE AWARE OF THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS. MY JEEP HAS 121,000 MILES ON IT. 1994 JEEP CHEROKEE COUNTRY SPORT 2 DOOR. I NEVER GO OFF-ROADING AND MY JEEP IS USED TO TRANSPORT ME TO WORK. ALL HIGHWAY DRIVING EXCEPT SOME CITY ROADS. AFTER REVIEWING OTHER COMNSUMER COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE, IT IS VERY APPARENT THAT THIS PROBLEM IS A DEFECT FROM THE CHRYSLER CORP. WHAT IS BEING DONE TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION?

NHTSA complaint #10080378 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING A LOT OF OIL. OIL WAS LEAKING OUT AND GOING THROUGH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, PER SEVERAL MECHANICS.

NHTSA complaint #10048773 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR

CATALYTIC CONVERTER MOTOR FAILED. PARTS HAD BEEN REPAIRED; HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

NHTSA complaint #10040033 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ON GOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. TS

NHTSA complaint #8022424 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

WHILE BEING DRIVEN 25-30 MPH, THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE BLOCK ON SHEERED OFF CAUSING THE ENGINE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO JUST DROP. THIS OCCURED WITH NO WARNING AND THE ONLY THING SHE RECEIVED FROM THE MANUFACTURE IS A LETTER OF APOLOGY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS

NHTSA complaint #8019456 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED ON A DAILY BASIS. DEALER CANNOT FIND A CAUSE.

NHTSA complaint #8012761 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE BURNS A LOT OF OIL!-1-1/2 QTS ADDED EVERY MONTH. NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF LEAKS IN PARKING GARAGE.

NHTSA complaint #759304 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE IS RUNNING ROUGH. ALSO, THERE IS SOME OIL LEAKAGE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ,AND MECHANIC STATED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #8001178 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

THE MOTOR MOUNT BOLT BROKE THREE TIMES (FIRST TIME) I FIXED IT WITH THE DEALER RIVERDALE CHRYSLER JEEP AND THE SECOND TIME I FIXED IT IN OCEAN AVENUE GAS CORP. AND THE THIRD TIME I WENT TO RIVERDALE CHRYSLER JEEP AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIX IT BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE WELDED. I WENT TO THE WELDING PLACE (ABLE WELDING PLACE) AND THEY STATED THIS CANNOT BE WELDED. YOU NEED ANOTHER MOTOR BLOCK, I RETURNED IT TO THE BANK BECAUSE THE CAR IS UNSAFE.

NHTSA complaint #755334 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH FRONT OF VEHICLE DROPPED ON RIGHT SIDE WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. TOWED TO DEALER, MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS HAD BROKEN.

NHTSA complaint #895428 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #746827 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

WATER PUMP REPLACED. *MJS

NHTSA complaint #551772 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR

CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *MJS

NHTSA complaint #551772 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR

PARTS WITHIN INSIDE OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER LOOKED LIKE A HONEYCONE PIECES OF MATERIAL WHICH WAS BEING HELD BY ASBESTOS. PIECE HAS STARTED TO COME APART, CAUSING MATERIAL TO BECOME FREE. ALSO, THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. ALSO, ASBESTOS WAS GOING OUT OF EXHAUST PIPE WHICH COULD CAUSE A HEALTH HAZARD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #877915 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE CUTS OUT/STALLS W/O WARNING AT FREEWAY AND SURFACE-STREET SPEEDS. SURFACE STALLS MAY OCCUR SEVERAL TIMES ON A 3-MILE TRIP, FREEWAY STALLS AS OFTEN AS 4 TIMES A WEEK (OVER A 60 MILE RT COMMUTE). DEALER CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #730783 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE STALLS AT RANDOM TIMES AND RANDOM SPEEDS UNDER RANDOM CONDITIONS. JEEP HAS NO IDEA WHY AND HAVE BEEN TO NUMEROUS DEALERS AND REPLACED EVERY THING THEY SAID MIGHT CAUSE THIS SITUATION.

NHTSA complaint #731081 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE CUTS OUT/STALLS W/O WARNING AT FREEWAY AND SURFACE-STREET SPEEDS. SURFACE STALLS MAY OCCUR SEVERAL TIMES ON A 3-MILE TRIP, FREEWAY STALLS AS OFTEN AS 4 TIMES A WEEK (OVER A 60 MILE RT COMMUTE). DEALER CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #730783 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ANCHOR BOLTS ATTACHING ENGINE BLOCK TO ENGINE MOUNT SHEARED IN HALF, ALL THREE BOLTS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. NLM

NHTSA complaint #782531 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )

NHTSA complaint #727288 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT WARNING.

NHTSA complaint #725565 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKS ALLOWING EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE DRIVER COMPARTMENT DUE TO DESIGN FLAW. YH

NHTSA complaint #552466 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN EITHER HESITATING OR CUTTING OFF FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY MECHANIC TWICE AND CLAIMS HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. HE IS AWARE THAT JEEP CHEROKEE'S HAVE THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT THE SOLUTION. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. AT THE BEGINNING IT WOULD HESITATE THEN CORRECT ITSELF. THEN IT STARTED CUTING OFF 1OR 2 TIMES IN A DRIVING SESSION (20 MINUTES) AND I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. NOW ITS CUTTING OFF 2 TO 3 TIMES AND THE LAST TIME IT WON'T RESTART WITHOUT A JUMP. I SEARCHED YOUR PRIOR COMPLAINT SECTION AND SAW THAT THERE WERE REPORTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. ARE YOU ABLE TO TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG? THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

NHTSA complaint #721705 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

MOTOR MOUNTS SHEARED OFF. THIS MAY TILT THE MOTOR AND CAUSE SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

NHTSA complaint #857958 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLS FOR NO REASON.

NHTSA complaint #858011 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS FAILED 2ND. TIME ON 1-27 00 CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENGINE BLOCK AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED .BLOCK MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $2000 MY AUTO INSURANCE IS INVESTIGATING THE DAMAGE AS OF 2-4-2000.

NHTSA complaint #718299 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ONLY, T VEHICLE WILL EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. POWER STEERING WENT OUT, AND VEHICLE'S POWER DIED, BUT WOULD PICK BACK UP. TO KEEP POWER DRIVER HASTO PLAY WITH THE ACCELERATOR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #852851 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WAS STARTING TO SLOW DOWN FOR A STOPTHE VEHICLE STALLED FOR NO REASON. THERE FAILED TO BE ANY WARNING BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. WOULD APPLY GAS PEDAL FOR GAS & VEHICLE DIED. TAKEN TO DEALER AT LEAST TWICE & MECHANIC SHOP & HAD VEHICLE TEST DRIVEN. COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF STALLING. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. CURRENTLY, IT'S EVERY DAY.

NHTSA complaint #852243 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.